Mavericks surf break

Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDT
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Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mavericks today?

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 5AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (17 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2469
2566
2820
3527
3061
1881
2052
2233
1922
2669
2182
955
666
559
502
543
598
731
717
663
573
512
483
687
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
NE
5
NE
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:31PM1.95m
12:48PM1.33m
11:16PM1.96m
1:45PM1.33m
00:06AM1.92m
2:42PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:43AM-0.58m
5:21PM0.79m
6:32AM-0.61m
6:14PM0.85m
7:25AM-0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
13
13
19
18
18
18
19
16
13
10
10
10
11
16
20
21
13
0
1
1
4
5
9
5
6
6
12
10
10
11
13
11
8
7
8
9
10
15
17
16
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
82
82
81
2330
2052
1881
46
46
1922
1752
1316
955
666
559
26
42
598
731
717
663
573
512
483
426
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
20
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
18
0.4
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
W
15
0.9
W
14
Energy kJ
15
15
7
81
51
48
12
31
46
45
44
17
44
42
17
25
55
91
132
188
239
212
209
329
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
19
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
7
6
12
31
31
31
30
17
17
7
16
46
27
43
22
22
42
43
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
Energy kJ
2469
2566
2820
3527
3061
2052
2233
2669
2182
502
543
687
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
74
73
72
63
35
35
73
74
74
48
48
72
48
64
73
74
72
35
11
0
0
26
35
74
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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